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A bark barrel, (Ga-nit-qua) which has been used about thirty years, 

 will also be found with the other specimens. It is stitched up the side, 

 has a bottom and lid, and shows no signs of decay. Such barrels are 

 used to store dried corn, fruit, beans, &c. 



Ga-o-wa, or Bark Tray. 



Trays of this description are found in every Indian family. They 

 serve a variety of purposes, but are chiefly used for kneading, or rather 

 preparing corn bread. A strip of elm bark, of the requisite dimensions, 

 is rounded and turned up on the sides and at the ends, so as to form a 

 shallow concavity ; around the rim, both outside and in, splints of 

 hickory are adjusted, and stitched through and through with the bark. 

 It thus makes a durable and convenient article for holding corn meal, 

 for preparing corn bread, and for many other purposes. 



Ga-oo-wa, or Bark Sap Tub. 



Our Indian population have been long in the habit of manufacturing 

 sugar from the maple. Whether they learned the art from us, or we 

 received it from them, is uncertain. One evidence, at least, of its an- 

 tiquity among them, is to be found in one of their ancient religious 



